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Unit 1 – Electricity & Magnetism
Science 10
Science 10-Electricity & Magnetism
Activity 6
Worksheet on Ohm’s Law
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1.
Write the three forms of the equation for Ohm’s Law.
2.
A certain light bulb has a resistance of 100 Ω. If a current of 1.2 A is going through it,
calculate the voltage applied.
Answer _____________________volts
3.
A voltage of 120 volts is applied to a 200 Ω resistor. Calculate the current through the
resistor.
Answer _______________________A
or _____________________mA
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Unit 1 – Electricity & Magnetism
Science 10
4.
A voltage of 80 volts is applied to a resistor and the current going through is found to be
200 mA.
a)
Convert the current to Amperes.
b)
Calculate the resistance of the resistor.
Answer _______________________A
Answer _______________________Ω
5.
A kettle operates from a 120 V outlet. It has a heating element with a resistance of 8.0 Ω.
Calculate the current going through the element.
Answer _______________________A
6.
A certain electric stove has a 16 Ω heating element. (The resistance is 16 Ω. ) The current
going through the element is 15 A. Calculate the voltage across the element.
Answer _______________________v
7.
In a small tape player, the current going through a 1800 Ω resistor is 1.67 mA.
a)
Convert the current into Amperes.
Answer _______________________A
b)
Calculate the voltage across the resistor.
Answer _______________________v
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R =6.0
7.5volts
Ω
Unit 1 – Electricity & Magnetism
Science 10
8.
Given the following circuits, solve for the unknown in each case:
a)
b)
R = 7.5 Ω
6.0
volts
R = ______Ω
12.0
volts
A
A
I = ______A
I = 600 mA
= ______mA
d)
c)
R = 8.0 Ω
______
volts
R = 120 Ω
80
volts
A
A
I = ______A
I = 1.5 A
f)
e)
R = _____Ω
9.0
volts
A
I = 250 mA
9.
R = 200 Ω
3.0
volts
A
I = _____ mA
What is meant by resistance?
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